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wo New Steamers The City of Richmond and City of Annapo- lis of the Chesapeake Steamship Co.'s Fleet HESE vessels were recently com- pleted by the Maryland Steel Co. for the Chesapeake Steam- ship Co. to run on their. Baltimore and Richmond route. That the man- agement of the Chesapeake Steamship Co. is alive to all the interests of its patrons is being demonstrated by the service it affords. These new steam- ers which they have just put' in com- Mission are the finest and most mod- ern that run out of Baltimore; they combine all the comfort, convenience and luxury that the traveling public now demand and the manner in which the Maryland... Steel Co., under the direction of Key Compton, president of the Chesapeake Steamship Co., have fitted up these vessels speaks for the same popularity with the trav- eling public that the Baltimore and Norfolk Line has enjoyed since those fine samples of marine luxury, the City of Baltimore and City of Nor- folk, were put in service. The new ves- sels are named City of Richmond and City of Annapolis. The general dimensions are as fol- lows: Length "over: ally... -- ts ers ite 0 in. Length between perpendiculars.. 267 ft. Qin. Beam molded on water line..... 43 ft. 0 in. Beam molded over guard....... 93 ft, O4n. Depth molded to main deck.... 16 ft, 11: Drauecht loaded +) 2. oe ese eines 12 4t. 26 1n. These vessels are built on the Isher- BROADSIDE BOW VIEW CIIY. OF ANNAPOLIS wood system of longitudinal construc- tion and are classed by Lloyds A-1 for 20 years for bay service. The hull is. constructed of mild open-hearth steel, with flat plate keel, bilge keel, lower and main decks. Main deck is plated all fore and aft, with wood deck over. The stem, stern post and rudder are of best hammered scrap iron. There are seven Dulk- heads of which five are watertight. The general finish is old ivory throughout the saloons, passengers' dining saloon, smoking room on gal- lery deck and lobby. Lobby on main deck aft is finished in selected ma- hogany, as are all main stairways. Ornamental metal balustrades are fitted on all stairways and around the wells. Ladies' saloon aft on main deck: 18° finished im < sycamore. ~ Phe president's room is on gallery deck and is paneled in old ivory, and Nas brass bed, hard wood floor, wardrobe and private bath and toilet adjoining. The captain's quarters consist of of- fice, bedroom and private bath and is finished in quartered oak. The other' officers and the-crew have quarters on hurricane deck aft of captain's suite and the finish throughout is cypress finished natural. The officers' and crew'§ mess room, pantry, bath- room and showers are also' on this deck. A private stairway leads from this deck to main deck for use .of crew and stewards. Over the well in after saloon is fitted a large skylight with ornamental ceiling and over main stairway att is aclarce dome skylight